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Norway is special. Norway has no domestic car industry (not even major component suppliers) and about 100% (yes, you read that right) taxes on cars. Electric
by qayxc 6y ago
Norway is special.
Norway has no domestic car industry (not even major component suppliers) and about 100% (yes, you read that right) taxes on cars.
Electric cars are exempt from tax in Norway, so it doesn't matter if you buy a $20,000 ICE or a $40,000 Tesla. In addition you don't have to pay toll, annual road tax, public parking fees,and may use bus lanes.
So with all these incentives in place, it's no wonder Teslas sell like hot cakes in Norway (other EVs like Nissan Leaf and VW eGolf, too, by the way).
Every other market than BEV is practically non-existent for Tesla in Europe. Even in the BEV market, Tesla is ranked 3rd (with the exception of Norway) in terms of market share - behind European and Asian brands.
So unknown - no, dominating? Hell no!